# How to connect my (existing) User Database?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-connect-my-existing-user-database/73597
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [7 Novembre 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-connect-my-existing-user-database/73597 "2017-11-07T12:26:31Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [7 Novembre 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-connect-my-existing-user-database/73597/4 "2017-11-07T14:03:36Z")

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> [@Setup DiscourseConnect - Official Single-Sign-On for Discourse (sso)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-single-sign-on-for-discourse-sso/13045):
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> [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) is a core Discourse feature that allows you to configure “Single Sign-On (SSO)” to completely outsource all user registration and login from Discourse to another site. Offered to our [pro, business and enterprise hosting customers](https://discourse.org/pricing). information_source (Feb 2021) ‘[Discourse SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true)’ is now ‘[DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true)’. If you are running an old version of Discourse, the settings below will be named sso\_... rather than discourse\_connect\_... The Problem Many sites wishing to integrate wit…

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